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The concept of descendants is significant throughout the Bible, as it often relates to the fulfillment of God's promises, the continuation of family lines, and the unfolding of divine plans through generations.<br><br><b>Biblical Promises and Covenants</b><br><br>The notion of descendants is central to several key biblical covenants. In <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>, God promises Abram (later Abraham), "I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you." This promise is reiterated in <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>, where God tells Abram, "Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able. Then He told him, 'So shall your offspring be.'" Here, descendants are integral to the covenant, as they are the means through which God's blessings and purposes are realized.<br><br><b>Lineage of Jesus Christ</b><br><br>The genealogy of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, underscores the importance of descendants in the biblical narrative. <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a> traces Jesus' lineage through Abraham and David, emphasizing His rightful place in the line of promise. <a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a> provides a broader genealogy, linking Jesus to Adam, highlighting His role as the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan for all humanity.<br><br><b>Inheritance and Legacy</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, the concept of inheritance is closely tied to descendants. The land promised to the Israelites was to be passed down through generations, as seen in <a href="/numbers/26-53.htm">Numbers 26:53-56</a>, where the land is divided among the tribes of Israel according to their families. The importance of maintaining family lines and inheritance is also evident in the laws of levirate marriage (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-10</a>), which ensured that a deceased man's name and property would continue through his descendants.<br><br><b>Spiritual Descendants</b><br><br>The New Testament expands the concept of descendants to include spiritual lineage. In <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>, Paul writes, "And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham&#8217;s seed and heirs according to the promise." Here, the idea of being a descendant is not limited to physical ancestry but extends to those who share in the faith of Abraham, thus becoming part of God's covenant people through faith in Christ.<br><br><b>Role in Prophecy</b><br><br>Descendants also play a crucial role in biblical prophecy. The promise of a Messiah is linked to the line of David, as seen in <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a>, where God promises David, "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom." This prophecy finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who establishes an eternal kingdom.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The concept of descendants in the Bible is multifaceted, encompassing physical lineage, spiritual heritage, and the fulfillment of divine promises. Through descendants, God's purposes are carried forward, His covenants are realized, and His redemptive plan is unveiled across generations.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) An offspring, such as a child, grandchild, etc., however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1549.htm"><span class="l">1549. ekgonos -- born of, a <b>descendant</b>, ie a grandchild</span></a> <br><b>...</b> born of, a <b>descendant</b>, ie a grandchild. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:<br> ekgonos Phonetic Spelling: (ek&#39;-gon-on) Short Definition: descended, a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1549.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3019.htm"><span class="l">3019. Leuites -- a Levite, a <b>descendant</b> of Levi</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a Levite, a <b>descendant</b> of Levi. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:<br> Leuites Phonetic Spelling: (lyoo-ee&#39;-tace) Short Definition: a Levite Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3019.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/67.htm"><span class="l">67. Agrippas -- Agrippa, the name of two <b>descendant</b> of Herod the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Agrippa, the name of two <b>descendant</b> of Herod the Great. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine<br> Transliteration: Agrippas Phonetic Spelling: (ag-rip&#39;-pas) Short <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/67.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2475.htm"><span class="l">2475. Israelites -- an Israelite</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Israel, a Jew. Cognate: 2475 (from 2474 , &quot;Israel&quot;) -- an ; a <b>descendant</b><br> of the elect-nation of Israel. 2475 (&quot;Israelite&quot;) has a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2475.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1080.htm"><span class="l">1080. gennao -- to beget, to bring forth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> give birth to. 1080 -- properly, beget (procreate a <b>descendant</b>), produce<br> offspring; (passive) be born, &quot;begotten.&quot;. Word Origin from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1080.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/2466.htm"><span class="l">2466. Isachar -- Issachar.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Issachar. Of Hebrew origin (Yissaskar); Isachar (ie Jissaskar), a son of Jacob<br> (figuratively, his <b>descendant</b>) -- Issachar. see HEBREW Yissaskar. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2466.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2364.htm"><span class="l">2364. thugater -- daughter</span></a> <br><b>...</b> daughter. Apparently a primary word (compare &quot;daughter&quot;); a female child, or (by<br> Hebraism) <b>descendant</b> (or inhabitant) -- daughter. (thugater) -- 1 Occurrence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2364.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4690.htm"><span class="l">4690. sperma -- that which is sown, ie seed</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from speiro Definition that which is sown, ie seed NASB Word Usage children<br> (7), conceive* (1), <b>descendant</b> (4), descendants (16), posterity (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4690.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1085.htm"><span class="l">1085. genos -- family, offspring</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from ginomai Definition family, offspring NASB Word Usage birth (2),<br> countrymen (2), <b>descendant</b> (1), descent (1), family (2), kind (3), kinds (3 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1085.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2680.htm"><span class="l">2680. chatsi Hammanachti -- Chatsi-ham-Menachtite or <b>descendant</b> of <b>...</b></span></a><br>chatsi Hammanachti. 2679, 2680. chatsi Hammanachti. 2681 . Chatsi-ham-Menachtite<br> or <b>descendant</b> of Chatsi-ham-Menuchoth -- half of the Manahethites. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2680.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3757.htm"><span class="l">3757. Karmi -- <b>descendant</b> of Carmi</span></a><br><b>...</b> Karmi. 3758 . <b>descendant</b> of Carmi. Transliteration: Karmi Phonetic Spelling:<br> (kar-mee&#39;) Short Definition: Carmites. <b>...</b> a Karmite or <b>descendant</b> of Karmi -- Carmites <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3757.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3569.htm"><span class="l">3569. Kushi -- <b>descendant</b> of Cush</span></a><br><b>...</b> Kushi. 3570 . <b>descendant</b> of Cush. Transliteration: Kushi Phonetic Spelling:<br> (koo-shee&#39;) Short Definition: Cushite. Word Origin from Kush Definition desc. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3569.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/440.htm"><span class="l">440. Eloni -- a <b>descendant</b> of Elon</span></a><br><b>...</b> Eloni. 441 . a <b>descendant</b> of Elon. Transliteration: Eloni Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ay-lo-nee&#39;) Short Definition: Elonites. Word Origin from Elon Definition a desc. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/440.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/716.htm"><span class="l">716. Ardi -- a <b>descendant</b> of Ard</span></a><br><b>...</b> 715, 716. Ardi. 717 . a <b>descendant</b> of Ard. Transliteration: Ardi Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ar-dee) Short Definition: Ardites. Word Origin from Ard Definition a desc <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/716.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3459.htm"><span class="l">3459. Yishmeeli -- <b>descendant</b> of Ishmael</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3458, 3459. Yishmeeli. 3460 . <b>descendant</b> of Ishmael. Transliteration: Yishmeeli<br> Phonetic Spelling: (yish-maw-ay-lee&#39;) Short Definition: Ishmaelites. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3459.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2350.htm"><span class="l">2350. Chuphami -- <b>descendant</b> of Hupham</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2349, 2350. Chuphami. 2351 . <b>descendant</b> of Hupham. Transliteration: Chuphami<br> Phonetic Spelling: (khoo-faw-mee&#39;) Short Definition: Huphamites. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2350.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7074.htm"><span class="l">7074. Qenizzi -- <b>descendant</b> of Kenaz</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7073, 7074. Qenizzi. 7075 . <b>descendant</b> of Kenaz. Transliteration: Qenizzi<br> Phonetic Spelling: (ken-iz-zee&#39;) Short Definition: Kenizzite. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7074.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3482.htm"><span class="l">3482. Yisreelith -- female <b>descendant</b> of Isr.</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3481, 3482. Yisreelith. 3483 . female <b>descendant</b> of Isr. <b>...</b> Israelitish. Feminine<br> of Yisr&#39;eliy; a Jisreelitess or female <b>descendant</b> of Jisrael -- Israelitish. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3482.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4125.htm"><span class="l">4125. Moabi -- <b>descendant</b> of Moab</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4124, 4125. Moabi or Moabiyyah. 4126 . <b>descendant</b> of Moab. Transliteration:<br> Moabi or Moabiyyah Phonetic Spelling: (mo-aw-bee&#39;) Short Definition: Moabite. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4125.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/severus/life_and_writings_of_sulpitius_severus_/chapter_v_after_him_there.htm"><span class="l">After Him, There Will Stand up David Worthy of his <b>Descendant</b> the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Doubtful Letters Of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter V. After him, there<br> will stand up David worthy of his <b>descendant</b> the Lord? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter v after him there.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_sermons_and_addresses_at_the_seabury_centenary/rev_mr_nicholss_address.htm"><span class="l">Rev. Mr. Nichols&#39;s Address.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> facts about the groups: without any prearrangement, part of an American flag had<br> been taken on the plate; and then the only clerical <b>descendant</b> of Bishop <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the sermons and addresses at the seabury centenary/rev mr nicholss address.htm</font><p><a href="/library/irenaeus/the_demonstration_of_the_apostolic_preaching/chapter_59_moreover_isaiah_himself.htm"><span class="l">Moreover Isaiah Himself yet Further Says. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For Jesse was the <b>descendant</b> of Abraham, and the father of David; (and<br> David&#39;s) <b>descendant</b> the virgin was who conceived Christ. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 59 moreover isaiah himself.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/church_history/chapter_xxxii_symeon_bishop_of_jerusalem.htm"><span class="l">Symeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, Suffers Martyrdom.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> who writes as follows: &quot;Certain of these heretics brought accusation against Symeon,<br> the son of Clopas, on the ground that he was a <b>descendant</b> of David [876 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xxxii symeon bishop of jerusalem.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_divine_inspiration_of_the_bible/chapter_five_the_fulfilled_prophecies.htm"><span class="l">The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible Bespeak the Omniscience of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to be human as well as Divine, not only was He to be the &quot;woman&#39;s&quot; seed, but in<br> the above Scripture it was declared that He should be a <b>descendant</b> of Abraham <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the divine inspiration of the bible/chapter five the fulfilled prophecies.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gerberding/the_way_of_salvation_in_the_lutheran_church/chapter_xxii_zephaniah_and_haggai.htm"><span class="l">Zephaniah and Haggai.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Zephaniah and Haggai. Zephaniah. The Prophet. He is a son of Cushi, a <b>descendant</b><br> of Hezekiah, and prophesied about 630 BC during the reign of Josiah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xxii zephaniah and haggai.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kuyper/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit/xviii_guiltless_and_without_sin.htm"><span class="l">Guiltless and Without Sin.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The whole Scripture opposes it. Adam&#39;s guilt is imputed to his posterity. But<br> Christ is not a <b>descendant</b> of Adam. He existed before Adam. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xviii guiltless and without sin.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/in_the_volume_of_the.htm"><span class="l">&quot;In the Volume of the Book it is Written of Me&quot; (Heb. . .</span></a> <br><b>...</b> also be mighty in his person, for we are told that the Dragon shall give power unto<br> him (Rev.13:4). Second, in the fact that Lamech was a <b>descendant</b> of Cain <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/in the volume of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/why_four_gospels/the_gospel_of_matthew.htm"><span class="l">The Gospel of Matthew</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the first thing which the Holy Spirit does in this Gospel is to give us the Royal<br> Genealogy of the Messiah, showing that as a lineal <b>descendant</b> of David He was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/why four gospels/the gospel of matthew.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_5/chapter_iiithe_close_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Close of the Theban Empire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A <b>descendant</b> of Seti I. or Ramses II., named Nakhtusit, rallied round him the forces<br> of the southern nomes, and succeeded, though not without difficulty, in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiithe close of the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/descendant.htm"><span class="l"><b>Descendant</b> (32 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Descendant</b> (32 Occurrences). <b>...</b> He had a wife who was<br> a <b>descendant</b> of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. (WEY NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/descendant.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jahath.htm"><span class="l">Jahath (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ja'-hath (yachath, perhaps for yachteh, yachatheh, &quot;he (God) will snatch up&quot;):<br> (1) Son of Reaiah, son of Shobal, a <b>descendant</b> of Judah, and father of Ahumai <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jahath.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/root.htm"><span class="l">Root (54 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> root (he rhiza Daueid, Revelation 5:5; Revelation 22:16): Root here means stock,<br> family, <b>descendant</b>, hence, &quot;the Root of David&quot; is that which descended from <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/root.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/obadiah.htm"><span class="l">Obadiah (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (2.) A chief of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3). (3.) A <b>descendant</b> of Saul<br> (1 Chronicles 8:38). <b>...</b> (3) A <b>descendant</b> of David (1 Chronicles 3:21). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/obadiah.htm - 32k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gershom.htm"><span class="l">Gershom (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (3.) A <b>descendant</b> of Phinehas who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 8:2).<br> (4.) The son of Manasseh (Judges 18:30), in RV &quot;of Moses.&quot;. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gershom.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/daughter.htm"><span class="l">Daughter (320 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (1.) A niece or any female <b>descendant</b> (Genesis 20:12; 24:48; 28:6). <b>...</b> 2. (n.) A female<br><b>descendant</b>; a woman. 3. (n.) A son's wife; a daughter-in-law. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/daughter.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahitub.htm"><span class="l">Ahitub (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (2) A <b>descendant</b> of Aaron through Eleazar: by this fact distinguished from Ahitub,<br> the <b>descendant</b> of Ithamar, though nearly contemporaneous with him. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahitub.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jonathan.htm"><span class="l">Jonathan (109 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He is the last <b>descendant</b> of Eli of whom there is any record. (4.) Son of Shammah,<br> and David's nephew, and also one of his chief warriors (2 Samuel 21:21). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jonathan.htm - 59k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm"><span class="l">Ezra (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He was the son, or perhaps grandson, of Seraiah (2 Kings 25:18-21), and a lineal<br><b>descendant</b> of Phinehas, the son of Aaron (Ezra 7:1-5). All we know of his <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/ezra.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jesse.htm"><span class="l">Jesse (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> compare Revelation 5:5). &quot;Why Jesse and not David?&quot; asks Duhm; and he answers,<br> &quot;Because the Messiah will be a second David, rather than a <b>descendant</b> of David <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jesse.htm - 32k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Obadiah-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Obadiah in the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-son-of-David.html">What does it mean that Jesus is the son of David? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-the-Bible.html">What is the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/descendant.htm">Descendant: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Descendant (32 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/1-5.htm">Luke 1:5</a></span><br />There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a <span class="boldtext">descendant</span> of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/1-27.htm">Luke 1:27</a></span><br />to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a <span class="boldtext">descendant</span> of David. The maiden's name was Mary.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30</a></span><br />Being a Prophet, however, and knowing that God had solemnly sworn to him to seat a <span class="boldtext">descendant</span> of his upon his throne,<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a <span class="boldtext">descendant</span> of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_timothy/2-8.htm">2 Timothy 2:8</a></span><br />Never forget that Jesus Christ has risen from among the dead and is a <span class="boldtext">descendant</span> of David, as is declared in the Good News which I preach.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/2-16.htm">Hebrews 2:16</a></span><br />For assuredly it is not to angels that He is continually reaching a helping hand, but it is to the descendants of Abraham.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a></span><br />I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/21-13.htm">Genesis 21:13</a></span><br />I will also make a nation of the son of the handmaid, because he is your seed."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/6-18.htm">Leviticus 6:18</a></span><br />Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Whoever touches them shall be holy.'"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4</a></span><br />"'Whoever of the seed of Aaron is a leper or has an issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goes from him;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Numbers 16:40</a></span><br />to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, who isn't of the seed of Aaron, comes near to burn incense before Yahweh; that he not be as Korah, and as his company: as Yahweh spoke to him by Moses.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Numbers 26:59</a></span><br />The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/32-41.htm">Numbers 32:41</a></span><br />Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth Jair.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-14.htm">Deuteronomy 3:14</a></span><br />Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.)<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12</a></span><br />When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">2 Samuel 14:7</a></span><br />And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they said: Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead:<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">1 Chronicles 7:15</a></span><br />and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-4.htm">1 Chronicles 9:4</a></span><br />Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">1 Chronicles 24:3</a></span><br />David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-24.htm">1 Chronicles 26:24</a></span><br />and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasures.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-3.htm">1 Chronicles 27:3</a></span><br />He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">2 Chronicles 20:14</a></span><br />Then on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Yahweh in the midst of the assembly;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1</a></span><br />Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they to them.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Ezra 6:14</a></span><br />The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. the lowest<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-4.htm">Nehemiah 11:4</a></span><br />In Jerusalem lived certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-5.htm">Nehemiah 11:5</a></span><br />and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19</a></span><br />He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining where he sojourned.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22</a></span><br />For I will rise up against them, saith Jehovah of hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and scion and <span class="boldtext">descendant</span>, saith Jehovah.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8</a></span><br />But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Jeremiah 33:21</a></span><br />then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/descendant.htm">Descendant</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rechabites.htm">Rechabites (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/japheth.htm">Japheth (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations (683 Occurrences)</a></p><p 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